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Haiku Theme Page

I posted a new CLN Theme Page yesterday - this one on Haiku. Here are five links on the page that demonstrate the range of resources available.

THE SHIKI INTERNET HAIKU SALON is an example of a comprehensive, wide ranging web site on haiku. It includes an introduction to the art form (including a lesson plan), information about Masaoka Shiki (the creator of the haiku) and other significant figures, an essay on the importance of 'season' words, descriptions of various schools of haiku, a link to a contest, access to dedicated listservs, and a biweekly newsletter including lots of sample poems. It is located at http://cc.matsuyama-u.ac.jp/~shiki/

For information/lessons on how to write haiku, a good place to start is DHUGAL J. LINDSAY'S HAIKU UNIVERSE at http://www2.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~dhugal/haikuhome.html. It contains information on how to create haiku both through articles in this web site as well as through links to other sites.

Teachers will find a number of lesson plans they can use. EXPLORING HAIKU at http://www.2learn.ca/currlinks/2teach/ETNpages/exploringhaiku.html is one that is intended for junior and senior high school students. It consists of three independent parts in which students create a definition, write haiku, and write hypertext haiku. These activities involve web exploration.

If you want to go beyond traditional haiku, there's precedent for having your students create their own genre. Have them look at SciFaiku.com at http://www.scifaiku.com/index.html and see what people have done with Science Fiction haiku. Learn more about this genre, read poems, or share yours with others at this site.

Finally, once your students have gained some skill in haiku writing, you may want to help them get their work published on the web. See the CLN Theme Page on PUBLISH YOUR CREATIVE WORK ON-LINE ( /themes/publish.html) for starting points.

The Haiku Theme Page is hosted by CLN and is suitable for English/Language Arts students in grades K-12. It is located at

The Reading Village

This site should have something for reading teachers of all grades. It has been developed by five University doctoral students - hopefully they're in the first part of the studies and will be around for some time to support the site. The Reading Village is a metalist of links to professional resources for teachers (organized under the categories of K-3, 4-12, and Special Needs). These link collections include general reading resources, lesson plans, research articles, listservs, children's books, sites for authors and illustrators, sources of good books for kids, and assessment resources. In other sections of the site you'll find other metalists including collections of links to reading software, professional books, as well as to research, journals & articles.

The Reading Village is not just a collection of external links. There are good resources on the site itself too. In the K-3, 4-12 or Special Needs sections you'll find a place to read/share teaching ideas for that target audience. There's also a discussion forum as well as an 'auditorium' where special speakers make presentations and there is opportunity for discussion, questions, and feedback.

The Reading Village is hosted by Pepperdine University and is suitable for K-12 Reading teachers.

Plagiarism

Ann Taylor of Crofton House School in Vancouver asked for a Nugget on the topic of plagiarism. I tried to find an article from somebody else that I could copy and send out as a Nugget (;>)...... but failed miserably. I did discover a couple of sites that you might find useful though.

Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism is an online article for educators that defines plagiarism, offers prevention suggestions, gives detective tips, and describes ways to track it down. Included within the article is a list of some of the sources of plagiarized papers so that you can become familiar with them. The author suggests that one way of detecting a plagiarized paper is to identify unusual keywords or unique phrases in the paper and then conduct a web search for those words through a large search engine.

The online article Educators Fighting a Web of Deceit describes the increase in using the web to acquire plagiarized papers. It includes a link to a college librarian offering a free list of such sites to other educators so that they can become familiar with the quality of papers offered. There are also tips on how to create papers that can't be easily completed through plagiarism.

Another source of help is The Instructor's Guide to Internet Plagiarism which can help instructors determine if a paper has been acquired from one of the essay paper mills. Be sure to see the section "Dead Giveaways" for clues on detecting such papers.

Spelling

Looking for ideas for spelling at the intermediate level? "SPELLING/VOCABULARY PLANS" has over 15 plans describing spelling activities. These include games, learning aids, and teaching ideas. As a bonus, the page has another 25 plans for improving your students' vocabulary as well. The site is intended for Grade 5/6 teachers but many of the ideas are modifiable for a larger audience.

Spelling/Vocabulary Plans is hosted by The Teacher's Desk and is suitable for Grade 5/6 teachers. It is located at:

If you're looking for more web sites on this topic, our new CLN SPELLING THEME PAGE has curricular resources for students as well as instructional materials for teachers all focused on spelling. Resources available from the Theme Page include lesson plans, pedagogical articles, word lists, puzzles, teacher suggestions, practical aids for students, student handouts, activities, exercises, and more...

The Spelling Theme Page is hosted by the Community Learning Network and is suitable for elementary and middle school students and teachers. It is located at

For Journalism Teachers Only

Are you trying to teach Journalism and not sure what needs to be covered or how to develop the concepts in the time frame given? Well this site has more than you will need for ideas, lesson plans, overviews, and more. Such examples are the Teacher Survival Guide (which contains a great course syllabus), Style/Writing, Deadlines, Design Trends, VB Design, Story Ideas, Photography and others too many to mention.

This site would be of great use to the Journalism teacher who is trying to keep up to date with the trade. As well, it contains a message board and many other links.

"For Journalism Teachers Only" is hosted by Geocities and is suitable for Journalism students in grades 8-12.

Picture Language

Do you have problems drawing symbols for "Pictionary". My husband does and
this may help him. It is also interesting if your students are studying
secret codes. It contains examples of some 22 or more words that can be
learned in a very short time. Various sections include: Introduction to
Clyptic symbos, Tricks with Clyptic symbols, and Transmorgafying Symbols.

The Picture Language site is hosted by Universial Picture Language and is
suitable for students in grades K-12.

Better Book Reports

Do you want to find a way to make book reports more fun and interesting for
your students? That is the reason this site was produced. It contains
various topics such as: Make a Book Report Sandwich, Book in a Bag, An
Envelope, an Oatmeal Box...,and 23 other topics. Some of the topics will
be familiar to you, but there are others that your students may enjoy
doing. Unfortunately the frame advertising tends to be a distraction, but
the content is text based and easily followed.

The Better Book Reports site is hosted by Education World and is suitable
for Language Arts teachers in grades2-7 .

Sherlockian Holmepage

You may not know that Sherlock Holmes is the 9th most influential literary
character in history! Included in this site are: the original Sherlock
Holmes stories, Sherlockian resources on the Web, Arthur Conan Doyle information, stage, screen and television, and individual home pages about this topic. Each of the links contain graphics and of course a great deal of text based materials.

The Sherlockian Holmepage is hosted by The University of Waterloo and is
suitable for English students in grades 10-12.

Wacky World of Words

Do you need some ideas for increasing your students vocabularies? Here is
the answer!! This site was suggested to me by A. Batchelar. The following
are the types of activities that are in this site: Compound Clues, Words Within Words, Numbletters, Alpha-Spells, A-Z Lists, Anagrams, Similes, Oxymorons, Mystery Words, and Rhyming Buddies. One of my old time favorites Words Within Words has many different examples for the students to try.

The Wacky World of Words is hosted by Alison Batchelar and is suitable for
students in grades K-12 .

Learning With Mysteries

Do you have some students who need to find a "hook" to get them to read?
This site may be the answer. Students learn critical thinking, reading,
and writing skills from working with mysteries. This site contains the
following lesson plans: What is a Mystery?, Mystery Vocabulary, Solving
Mysteries, Elements of a Mystery, History of the Mystery Quiz, and Writing
a Mystery. Extension Lessons are also given. Some mystery writers (for
the older students) are Edgar Allen Poe and Conan Doyle. Other main
links are Learning with Mysteries: Sites to Use, Why Mysteries (using
Bloom's Taxonomy), and Discussion and Examples.

The Learning With Mysteries is hosted by Mystery Net and is suitable for
English students in grades 4-12.

Great Libraries on the Web

This site is a must see for any school librarian. It contains a wonderful
children's section of libraries from the U.S. and Canada. The "Childrens"
section is particularly good for your students. Each library has their own
sampling of children's activities and literature, ranging from "Goosebumps"
to Peter Rabbit.

The Great Libraries on the Web is hosted by The Internet Public Library and
is suitable for students in grades K-12.

The Read In

About a month ago, I received a notice about the famous "Read In" and would I please announce it to all my Nugget subscribers? Well here it is, in plenty of time for you to get yourself and your students familar with this wonderful day, May. 13, 1999!! The following are just some of the 22 authors that will be participating that day: R. L Stine, Robert Munsch, Dona schenker, Evelyn Clarke Mott, Judy Blume, Daniel Hayes. There is no cost for the Read In, and your students will get a chance to experience a marvelous interaction between themselves and these authors.

The Read In site is hosted by "The Read In" itself and is suitable for
English/Language Arts students in grades K-12

Why Poetry What

"Getting your students interested in writing and enjoying poetry can sometimes be hard. This site does this. It contains various links to actual pieces of poetry, many submitted from children all over the world. Examples of poetry ideas include "Sand Dunes" which is based on art by Mary Saxton (viewed with just a click), "Reluctance" by Robert Frost, "Beowulf", and "Unicorn" by Shel Silverstein.

The Why Poetry What site is by Michael Lantz, of Black Mountain Middle School and is suitable for English students in grades 3-10.

MacBeth Plugged

"This site could be the InternetŐs answer to "ColeŐs Notes"!! Included are character descriptions, background of the play itself, as well as the complete text (with a helpful glossary). Student drawings of the characters lend an interesting interpretation to the play. This site was written by high school students and contains text, graphics, movies and audio. It is both fun and educational - something all sites should be!!

Macbeth Plugged was a Thinkquest Competition entry and is suitable for English students in grades 10-12.

Legends

"History, literature, folklore, fiction, the arts....these are the subtitles of this "Legends" site. A selection of topics include Robin Hood, King Arthur, Ballads & Broadsides, Pirates and Privateers, Erin and Alba, Fairy Tales, Sagas and Sea-Lings, Paladins and Princes, Swashbucklers and Fops ... and all make fascinating reading. Original wood cut illustrations are also included. Very clean links are made to a wide variety of resources.

The Legends site is hosted by Dueling Modems and is suitable for English students in grades 4-12.

Cyberguides

"This site contains units of instruction based on works of literature. The guides themselves contain both a student and teacher edition, standards and rubrics from the California Language Arts Content Standards, and other related web sites.

The Cyberguides site is hosted by Score Language Arts Project and is suitable for English/Language Arts students in grades K-12.

Readers Theatre

"Do you know what readers theatre is? This site from the Gander Academy's Language Arts page tells all. It contains a description of readers theatre, actual scripts which can be downloaded (including an adaptation of Moira's Birthday by Robert Munch, some fairy tales, and 8 samples from Lois Walker), suggestions on writing scripts, as well as recommended print resources.

Readers theatre is an enjoyable way to teach reading comprehension, composing and creating, improving communications, and critical analysis. It also is an opportunity for the students to perform in front of an audience. This site is packed with ideas for you to bring another facet of learning into your language arts and drama classes. The kids will be so involved they won't realize they are actually "reading out loud".

Readers Theatre is suitable for both Language Arts and Fine Arts at the grades 3-9 level.

This week before Remembrance day, many classrooms will be
devoting time to discussing the effects of war. One starting
place is the unforgettable poem, "In Flanders Fields" by the
Canadian physician, John McCrae. McCrae wrote this poem in
World War I, while he was a member of the Canadian Army
Medical Corps. It is a striking example of how an art form
(poetry) was used to convey a message about human conflict
that has extended across time.

Several websites (above) have information about the poem and its
background, including the Guelph Museum "McCrae House" page,
which honours his birthplace and the website for Linda Granfield, author of the award
winning book for children: "In Flanders Fields: The Story
of the Poem by John McCrae".

A site with a different look at the relationship between
peace and the arts is the "Student and Teacher PEACE page" (also above).
This site is my own. I designed it to accompany the launch
of my first children's book, "Echoes from the Square" which
tells the story of a boy in the midst of a war who learns
to hope again when he meets a cellist playing on the street.
I have gathered links related to children and war, such as
sites with examples of drawings by children in war zones,
sites that can provide a research background to a classroom
discussion on violent toys and sites that can be used to
help children appreciate the power of music as an expression
of peace.

Guide to Grammar and Writing

Charles Darling, Professor of English/Humanities at Capital
Community-Technical College in Connecticut, has created an
online guide to grammar and writing. His website covers a
comprehensive range of topics moving from the sentence
level to the essay level. It's a reference that will help
with the small details (such as punctuation) but will also
inspire you to overcome writer's block, avoid plagiarism,
create persuasive written arguments and generally express
yourself better in writing.

Linguistic Fun

The Linguistic Fun page is a collection of websites for
anybody interested in taking a lighthearted look at the
English language. With topics such as "Broken Rules",
"The Importance of Correct Punctuation", "Words of the
Year", "Shakepeareisms" a "ColorText" brain teaser that
reminds me of my Psych 100 days, and more, there's a range
of amusing linguistic learning experiences for students
from intermediate level to adults.

If you're especially interested in cliches, here are two
additional sites:

Fairrosa Cyber Library

'Fairrosa' is the pseudonym of the New York librarian, Roxanne
Hsu Feldman. She has created a wonderful site with links to
author information, discussions of kids books, articles,
reviews and much more.

Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children

The 'Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children database' is an
annotated bibliography for intended for use by educators. The
listings provide detailed plots, age appropriateness information and
author nationalities for a wide range of science fiction and
fantasy books.

This bibliography is being compiled by Linda Day, a librarian
at the University of Guelph Library. It is keyword searchable.

Note that there's a very good help section, which provides
hints about how to use the database effectively. For instance,
my first search, on "time travel" didn't use the advanced
feature and I found only two listings. After reading "help"
I tried the more focused search, and retrieved 29 book
titles that would be an excellent starting point to guide
any child with an interest in the topic.

Into the Wardrobe, the C.S. Lewis Web Site

If you enjoyed "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (or any
others in the Chronicles of Narnia series) by C.S. Lewis, you
might be interested in knowing that this year marks the 100th
anniversary of the birth of this beloved author. Lewis was born
on November 29, 1898. In many parts of the world this year,
there will be special performances and exhibitions related to
his work.

The above "Into the Wardrobe" website provides information about
the centenary events along with a collection of web pages
covering a complete range of C.S. Lewis topics for those
who want to study his writing. If you've only read the Narnia
series, you might be interested in knowing that he wrote
other fiction and poetry as well as some very scholarly
philosophical works.

You might want to honour C.S. Lewis by rereading the Chronicles
of Narnia, then renting the movie "Shadowlands" to see Anthony
Hopkins in a moving portrayal of a great man.

Destination, Out of This World

'Out of This World: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy,'
is a National Library of Canada exhibition, developed in
conjunction with the Toronto Public Library's Merril
Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy.
The web page is a vision of Canadian genre writing,
addressing the following questions:

Who are we as individuals?
Who are we as Canadians?
Who are we as men and women?
What are we?
What does it mean to be human?
Where do we draw the line between human and machine?

There's also a French language version of the above site.

For an different perspective on Fantasy and Science
Fiction, Linda Pitts' webpage is a good choice. Her site
includes links to information about authors ranging from
Ursula LeGuine and Madeleine L'Engle to R.L. Stine and
H.G. Wells with a focus on what's interesting for kids.

Children's Authors & Illustrators

Imagine having a conversation with the writer of your favourite
book. What questions would you ask? Imagine visiting the studios
of artists who want to share their visions of whimsical worlds.
Wouldn't it be interesting to find out what inspires them?
Imagine a site with online lesson ideas and activities related
to new books and old favourites. Would this be a useful resource?

There are many children's authors and illustrators who want to
communicate with their readers via the Internet. They've created
beautiful websites offering a wide range of information. These
pages often include email address because writers and artists
love to get feedback about their work (I know this from personal
experience!). Links to a great collection of such sites are
available via the remarkable "Children's Literature Web Guide"
at the University of Calgary.

The Children's Literature Web Guide has been featured as a
Network Nugget in the past. It's one of my favourite sites
and is worth visiting on a regular basis because it's updated
frequently. The focus is on literature for children and young
adults and I recommend the site as a resource to support all
grade levels.

Children's Literature

If you love children's literature and want to share the joy
that great writing for children can bring, the web has plenty
of places that are worth a visit. You can find sites with information ranging from a focus on the established classics to news on what's "hot off the
press". The sites here are starting points that could take you
just about anywhere -- just like a good children's story!

The Children's Book Council (above) has a beautiful and inspiring
web site with information for teachers, librarians, parents
and more. I particularly enjoy the "Not Just for Children Anymore" area which allows adults to transcent any reluctance they might have about enjoying children's literature for its own sake.

The Loogootee Elementary Children's Literature web site is
another useful site. Here, the webmaster has compiled a list
of links from Marc Brown's "Arthur" to Sherlock Holmes and
Shakespeare. Each listing is annotated, providing helpful
information before you select the link.

Stories and Fairy Tales Theme Page

The Community Learning Network (CLN) has created the above link to a collection of web
sites related to folklore, myths, legends, fairy tales, tall
tales and other story forms, from all over the world. You'll
find First Nations stories, ghost stories, sites that explain
how traditional stories originated and how they change over
time and sites with activities to help you become a better
story-teller.

Note that the link to Zen stories includes the stories along
with a variety of responses. It's fascinating to discover the
range of meanings that people have found in these stories --
a great student activity would be to read a Zen story out loud
and then explain why you agree or disagree with one of the
posted interpretations. It's also possible to submit your own
responses.

Canadian Books for Children and Young Adults

The National Library of Canada has created the above, straightforward set
of alphabetical links to web pages with information about
Canadian authors and illustrators of books for children
and young adults.

Perhaps the writer or artist behind your favourite title is
here.

Since many links lead to sites that are maintained outside
of the National Library, you'll find different approaches
and presentations. Some sites have lots of graphics, some
are text-based, but most have basic biographical information,
and bibliographies. The best lead to additional information
on topics that are related to the books. For instance, Eric
Wilson's site at http://www.swifty.com/it/wils_bio.htm has a question and answer area and a "Try It"
section with ideas that could be the source of classroom
activities.

Spelling and Dictionaries

With the helpful information we have available, there's really no excuse for spelling and grammar errors.
The Community Learning Network (CLN) reference page (above) offers a comprehensive set
of links to reference materials, including dictionaries, style
guides, thesauri, acronym listings, quotations and much more.

I recently logged in to the Alta Vista search engine to check on a spelling error that a Nugget subscriber had pointed out to me.
Using my incorrect spelling of the word 'remembrance'
as a keyword, I found that over 800 web pages had made the same mistake. Then I checked the correct spelling, to find that more than 7000 sites spelled it correctly! This
"search-engine spelling strategy" might make an interesting
activity for students.

Books and Authors

Information about many of your favourite books and authors
is likely to be available on the web. The above "Authors' Corner"
is an example of a site with links to a wide range of pages
created by (or for) the people who write and illustrate books
for children and teens. Many of these authors describe their
personal experiences as writers and they often encourage email
discussion with their readers.

A site with a focus on the work of William Bell (a Canadian
author of award-winning young adult novels and children's
picture books) includes a "frequently asked questions" (FAQ)
section. Answers here deal with the relationship between real
events and fiction -- a topic of interest to many readers and
budding writers.
William Bell: http://odcvi.scbe.on.ca/williambell/index.htm

Another site where students can feel a connection to some of
the authors who write for them is the "Brave Girls and Strong
Women" site. Here the focus is on books with strong female
characters, written for audiences including Young Readers (ages
2-7), Middle Readers (ages 7-14) and Older Readers (ages 12 and
up). Small publishers are highlighted, and there are also lists
of books for adults that deal with issues related to girls and
self esteem.
Brave Girls and Strong Women:
http://members.aol.com/brvgirls

If your favourite author is not to be found at any of the
above sites, you might want to try one of the many search
engines that can be accessed from the Community Learning
Network (CLN) Search Engine page. You'll find links to many
of the best engines, along with information about how to
use them effectively.
CLN "Search Engines" page:
/searching_home.html

CLN's Shakespeare Theme Page

Well over a dozen complete Shakespeare-related web sites
have been collected on a new Community Learning Network
(CLN) theme page.
Included in this collection are search engines, lesson plans,
articles and essays, historical information, synopses and
more. For those with graphical browsers, there are also many
sites with pictures and/or artwork related to Shakespeare
and his ideas and times.

Louisa May Alcott

A complete bibliography, information about the lost manuscript
for a novel written when Louisa was 18, her personal letters,
poems and fairy tales as well as reviews and evaluations of
her work dating back to 1852 (when she was told that she had
no potential as a writer) make this collection much more than
simply a "Little Women" web site. This is a comprehensive
page with information and links related to many aspects of
Louisa May Alcott's life and work.

"One's best defence is one's life and character."
From a letter written by Louisa May Alcott in 1875

The Virtual English Language Center

The Virtual English Language Center is designed for students of
English around the world. It has a different focus than other ESL
sites I've seen, and some areas (such as "how to write a business
letter") would be useful to for native English speakers as well
as those who are just beginning. The home page is available in
over a dozen languages and links include "Fluency through Fables,"
a "Weekly Idiom," and a service for finding e-mail pen pals.

"Throughout his life, [in the 17th century] John Amos Comenius
worked for educational, scientific, and cultural cooperation,
enlightenment and understanding." The above site is dedicated
to him.

Kids Writing for Kids

The web offers young people many opportunities to write for
their peers. Seeing your poem, article or story *published*
is a great experience for anybody, and it's especially
thrilling for kids. Even better, sometimes feedback will
arrive from a far corner of the world.

The above sites have varying approaches to the
publication of children's writing.

Note that Stone Soup Magazine also calls for
submissions of children's artwork. Their website site provides the opportunity to look at some
amazing images that have been created by kids from many parts
of the world.

Science Fiction Writing Project

"Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to write a
science fiction story."

And here's the web site, based at Fremont Junior High in
Oxnard, California, that will give you information about
how to do it, along with links to science fiction resource
and non-fiction space sites to boost your imagination up to
"infinity and beyond."

The stated objectives at this site are as follows:

-To help students learn the elements of a science fiction story.
-To have students practice the creative writing process.
-To make students incorporate information across the curriculum.
-To teach students to integrate factual scientific data in their
fiction.
-To teach students how to research information from the internet.
-To show students how telecommunication can be used in a
collaborative lesson.
-To strengthen students word processing skills

Espionage, Thrillers and more

Genres such as mysteries, thrillers and (am I the only
one who's tired of it?) horror are very appealing to
many students. It's possible to channel this interest
into a fairly positive direction as part of English,
language arts,or other curriculum areas, and the
internet can help. For those who are interested in the craft of genre writing
(including opportunities to submit work for possible
publication) the above web sites are great starting points.

A site providing information about espionage as portrayed
in fiction and movies as well as links to information about
real people who were involved in espionage can be accessed
as follows: http://www.dryden.co.uk/spies/spies.htm

Literature for Young Adults

You can use the internet in many ways if you're interested
in literature for young adults. Some websites offer book
reviews, others link to author biographies or even allow
you to connect directly to an author through email. If
you are looking for new titles or new topic ideas, one of
the above might be a good starting point.

If you already have an author or title in mind, a search
engine (such as Alta Vista at http://altavista.digital.com/ )
can be very useful. You should probably read through the
"help" information (probably one of the most ignored links
but available at virtually all your searching sites), since
typing in a simple name as a request could give you far
more hits than you want to deal with. You don't want to find
every site on the internet that includes either the name
"Paterson" or the name "Katherine", but if you use the
wrong search strategy --- that's just what could happen!

The Slot, A Spot for Copy Editors

Bill Walsh (copy desk chief of The Washington Times) has
created a website for those who want to learn about copy
editing. His approach is practical but often humourous
and senior students are likely to find that his information
is an inviting entry point into a world that had previously
seemed a bit dry and arbitrary.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site offers a collection
of reviews and ideas related to children's books. The articles
discuss ways to use each book in the classroom and include
activities related to a variety of curriculum areas, themes
and professional topics.

Online Children's Stories

David K. Brown from the University of Calgary is to be commended
for the work that has gone into this website which includes Bemelmans' "Madeline", and the
Dr. Suess "Grinch" along with characters created by new and
unpublished authors who are making their work available via the
Web exclusively.

Some of the links are sample chapters, others are complete stories.
Many have sound clips or illustrations and almost all of them
encourage email contact.

The Shakespeare Mystery

PBS recently ran an episode of "Frontline" devoted to the
mystery of Shakespeare. Did he write the plays or not? Now you can explore the issue via the Frontline Web page, which includes downloadable transcripts, feedback and
reaction to the TV show along with links to pages of related
information.

You are encouraged to send in your own comments and become
part of the debate!

Gryphon Books - Early Childhood

This web site contains preschool and primary level activity ideas and links to early
childhood sites.

The "Get Free Activities", "Find Books" and "Wonder Room"
links include full
instructions for many games, story & writing ideas, art,
music & science projects, critical thinking & problem solving
skills development, make-believe and other activities that
can be used in the classroom. There is also information about
how to deal early childhood crises such as grief, stress,
hospitalization, divorce and more.

Canadian Literary Archive Service

Here's a Web page where you can find information about Canadian writing including a link entitled "Canadian Writers on the Web" which features writers such as Margaret Laurence, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Stephen Leacock, William Gibson, and others.

Children's and Young Adult's Literature

"At a time when many of our children are over-scheduled and over-stressed; we must ask ourselves what role(s) literature can play in their lives, even when that literature is defined to include all media," is a statement formulated by Kay Vandergrift at her interesting web site which focuses on issues in Children's and Young Adult's literature.

On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue University's On-Line Writing Lab was a gopher site back
in the old days when Network Nuggets was new (two years ago...)
but now it is a terrific Web resource that might have the
answer to many of the questions that come up in academic
research and writing. There are literally hundreds of documents
here, including eight on commas alone!

There's information about writing resumes, citations, business
and professional writing, proofreading, spelling and much more.